Difference between revisions of "Family Violence in the Family Law Act and the Divorce Act"
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===Enforcing protection orders=== | ===Enforcing protection orders=== | ||
Protection orders can't be enforced under the ''Family Law Act'', only by s. 127 of the ''Criminal Code'', which makes it an offence to breach | Protection orders can't be enforced under the ''Family Law Act'', only by s. 127 of the ''Criminal Code'', which makes it an offence to breach a court order. However, s. 188(2) says this: | ||
<blockquote><tt>A police officer having reasonable and probable grounds to believe that a person has contravened a term of an order made under this Part may</tt></blockquote> | <blockquote><tt>A police officer having reasonable and probable grounds to believe that a person has contravened a term of an order made under this Part may</tt></blockquote> | ||